Comments on: St Lucia to Antigua http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/ The sailing blog of young Australian, sailing solo half way around the world from Europe to Australia aboard a small boat with small funds! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:55:21 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phillip Peacock http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/comment-page-1/#comment-6504 Phillip Peacock Thu, 22 May 2008 07:22:01 +0000 http://www.bigoceans.com/?p=171#comment-6504 Re your paragragh about missing islands after St Lucia, "I started to cull islands because charts were too expensive… " If you give me a postal address, I'll post you a single CD that'll run on Windows3.1 to XP, that contains charts of the whole world, and printable via the print screen and Word. Why??? because I'm from your hometown (mt waverley), and your story inspires me, the pictures and struggles are inspiring. Most charts are very good and zoomable, eg all the commercial ports, Lord Howe Is, etc. but some remote areas (Norfolk Is) are hex/heptagon shaped where the map-makers took shortcuts. Regards, Phill Re your paragragh about missing islands after St Lucia, “I started to cull islands because charts were too expensive… ”

If you give me a postal address, I’ll post you a single CD that’ll run on Windows3.1 to XP, that contains charts of the whole world, and printable via the print screen and Word.

Why??? because I’m from your hometown (mt waverley), and your story inspires me, the pictures and struggles are inspiring.

Most charts are very good and zoomable, eg all the commercial ports, Lord Howe Is, etc. but some remote areas (Norfolk Is) are hex/heptagon shaped where the map-makers took shortcuts.

Regards,
Phill

]]> By: Pedro #1 http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/comment-page-1/#comment-6501 Pedro #1 Wed, 21 May 2008 11:19:20 +0000 http://www.bigoceans.com/?p=171#comment-6501 Hey my dear friend. I ended reading this post with this though on my mind: This crazy sailor will get to NY, will work for some months, save money and get more sponsors. Then he may feel that he left a lot to explore in the Caribbean islands, and return south for a larger season, say 4 months!!! Then, why not South America? Carnival in Brazil, Tango in Buenos Aires, see the whales giving birth in Patagónia... "Actually - Nick thinking - Yacht Magazine told the world I would cross the mighty Cape Horn, so why wouldn't I? I've come so far... Or I can sneak through Maggelan Straight... Hum! Trailing Constellation across the US may become such an hassle..." Enjoy your life as you please. Great hug! Hey my dear friend.

I ended reading this post with this though on my mind: This crazy sailor will get to NY, will work for some months, save money and get more sponsors. Then he may feel that he left a lot to explore in the Caribbean islands, and return south for a larger season, say 4 months!!! Then, why not South America? Carnival in Brazil, Tango in Buenos Aires, see the whales giving birth in Patagónia… “Actually – Nick thinking – Yacht Magazine told the world I would cross the mighty Cape Horn, so why wouldn’t I? I’ve come so far… Or I can sneak through Maggelan Straight… Hum! Trailing Constellation across the US may become such an hassle…”

Enjoy your life as you please.

Great hug!

]]> By: Nick http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/comment-page-1/#comment-6497 Nick Tue, 20 May 2008 23:35:04 +0000 http://www.bigoceans.com/?p=171#comment-6497 Thanks everyone - ! Good tip oreneta, but I really need to get out of here asap. I was rather ignorant of the cost of things here in Antigua... I should have guessed it considering it's a yachting megacentre. Really I should have stocked up in Dominica... Damn. @Greg Sorry, I don't mean to make you jealous!! Researching social media sounds kind of interesting though... Wanna trade for a week or two? Thanks everyone – !

Good tip oreneta, but I really need to get out of here asap. I was rather ignorant of the cost of things here in Antigua… I should have guessed it considering it’s a yachting megacentre. Really I should have stocked up in Dominica… Damn.

@Greg Sorry, I don’t mean to make you jealous!! Researching social media sounds kind of interesting though… Wanna trade for a week or two?

]]> By: Greg http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/comment-page-1/#comment-6494 Greg Tue, 20 May 2008 14:47:43 +0000 http://www.bigoceans.com/?p=171#comment-6494 Nick These posts get me through days stuck in the cube farm researching social media. Keep on adventuring and making us all jealous. Nick
These posts get me through days stuck in the cube farm researching social media. Keep on adventuring and making us all jealous.

]]> By: oreneta http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/comment-page-1/#comment-6492 oreneta Tue, 20 May 2008 06:25:16 +0000 http://www.bigoceans.com/?p=171#comment-6492 The Dominican Republic is very very cheap for provisioning if htat helps at all...and the food is very very good. The Dominican Republic is very very cheap for provisioning if htat helps at all…and the food is very very good.

]]> By: john http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/comment-page-1/#comment-6489 john Mon, 19 May 2008 23:29:38 +0000 http://www.bigoceans.com/?p=171#comment-6489 What wonderful exposition on the endless variety of human behavior, your posts are a joy to read keep us armchair sailors enthralled. What wonderful exposition on the endless variety of human behavior, your posts are a joy to read keep us armchair sailors enthralled.

]]> By: BiB http://www.bigoceans.com/2008/05/19/st-lucia-to-antigua/comment-page-1/#comment-6488 BiB Mon, 19 May 2008 22:38:30 +0000 http://www.bigoceans.com/?p=171#comment-6488 Still loving your adventures. Continued good luck for the next stage(s). Still loving your adventures. Continued good luck for the next stage(s).

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